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Lightweight Hyperadobe

Natural Building Blog Posted on September 29, 2011 by Kelly HartSeptember 29, 2011

As reported in a previous blog post just recently, low cost raschel mesh tube material is now available. (Thanks again to Patti Stouter for tracking this down.) Affordable mesh tubing means hyperadobe is now a more realistic option for many … Continue reading →

Posted in Bag Material, Building Styles, Design, Economics, Introduction, Structural aspects | Tagged earthba home, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag house, geopolymer, hyperadobe, insulated, insulating, Insulation, lightweight, sand bag | 25 Replies

Off-grid Boulder House

Natural Building Blog Posted on September 28, 2011 by Kelly HartSeptember 28, 2011

Do you dream of ‘getting away from it all’ and living in a self-sustaining, off-grid home surrounded by nature? A number of my earthbag house plans would work well for this purpose. If you’re looking for a relatively low cost … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Styles, Design, Introduction, Landscaping, Roofs, Structural aspects | Tagged Arc house, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, geopolymer, sand bag | Leave a reply

Bobcat Concrete Mixer Attachment

Natural Building Blog Posted on September 25, 2011 by Kelly HartSeptember 25, 2011

This Bobcat mixer bucket caught my eye on YouTube. This would come in real handy on large projects to speed construction. I’m posting it here to show how to mechanize projects such as the lightweight geopolymer earthbag system that I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Filling Bags, Insulation, Introduction, Structural aspects, Tools | Tagged bobcat, concrete mixer, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, geopolymer, lightweight geopolymer, mechanize, mixer bucket, sand bag | 6 Replies

Boulder Houses with Living Walls and Living Roofs

Natural Building Blog Posted on September 24, 2011 by Kelly HartSeptember 24, 2011

I want to take the ‘boulder house’ concept one step further by combining boulders with living walls and living roofs. The end result would be au natural – a sustainable home in a natural state. I envision a home that … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Styles, Design, Introduction, Landscaping, Structural aspects | Tagged boulder house, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, geopolymer, lightweight geopolymer | 2 Replies

Boulder Houses

Natural Building Blog Posted on September 23, 2011 by Kelly HartSeptember 23, 2011

The lightweight geopolymer earthbag method I described yesterday opens the door to building boulder houses that could last hundreds or even thousands of years. All sorts of other styles could also be built, but for some reason (maybe because rocks … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Styles, Climate, Design, Economics, Emergency Shelter, Introduction, Landscaping, Plasters, Roofs, Structural aspects | Tagged boulder house, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, Flintstone, Flintstone house, geopolymer, geopolymer cement, geopolymer house | 5 Replies

Lightweight, Insulating Geopolymer Earthbags Part 3

Natural Building Blog Posted on September 23, 2011 by Kelly HartSeptember 23, 2011

I’m proposing using a combination of ferrocement, earthbags and porous geopolymer to build durable, affordable housing. In a nutshell, earthbags filled with lightweight geopolymer cement are fastened to a rebar or bamboo frame and then plastered with geopolymer cement. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Arches, Bag Material, Building Styles, Design, Economics, Filling Bags, Insulation, Introduction, Plasters, Structural aspects | Tagged aerated cement, aerated geopolymer, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, ferrocement, geopolymer, geopolymer cement, geopolymer ferrocement, geopolymer house, lightweight, lightweight geopolymer, porous, porous geopolymer, sand bag | 10 Replies

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